judgy

[juhj-ee]

adjective

Informal.

1. tending to judge or criticize too quickly and harshly; judgmental.

   I used to be very judgy about other people's children, but that vanished when I had my own adorable monsters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of judgy¹

First recorded in 2005–10; judge ( def. ) + -y ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Being judgy as hell was part of what made the girls so fun to hang out with.

From Slate

Would she also be deeply judgy about trans kids?

From Slate

But I think it was bizarre that the man who thinks we should be less judgy about the internal affairs of oppressive regimes chose to sound like a Wilsonian scold to our democratic allies.

From Los Angeles Times

She turns around with a judgy glare.

From Literature

But veganism still suffers from something of a branding issue: It’s often seen as an exclusive, hippie-ish club of well-meaning but judgy disciples, with restrictive diets, who can afford $42 artisanal vegan salami.

From Los Angeles Times